Sendai Domain

The Sendai Domain was a feudal domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate loyal to the Shogun during the Boshin War. They were ruled by the Date.

History
Date Yoshikuni, the lord of Sendai, was loyal to the Shogunate. His family had been loyal to the Tokugawa clan since the end of the wars of the Sengoku Period. Then, Masamune Date had proven himself worthy, and established the domain with the blessing of the first Shogun. Even before then, the Date had been a noble and notable family of samurai, beginning as the Isa clan under the Minamoto. Given control of the Date province, and taking the name as their own, they survived centuries of turmoil. They had done this by political guile, implacable enemies, and fierce warriors. In 1864, as lords of Sendai, they were still all of those, even after centuries of relative peace. In battle, Sendai armies had longer time to fight when attacking, and needed to defend for less time, making victory less of a race to achieve. The Date clan also had a bonus to all diplomatic efforts, and were tolerant towards people with different allegiance.